- present participle of hit.
hitting
Example Sentences
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He should be hitting third or fourth and hit 50 home runs with 130-plus RBIs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Typhoon Dolphin has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured at least five people after hitting Japan's Okinawa island on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
June trade data also showed exports rose 0.9%, hitting a record high on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
This supply wave is hitting at a time of record sovereign borrowing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Burning orange embers swept past Akira on the wind, hitting the car, the gravel, the dry grass and pine needles behind her.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
